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How to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Without Reducing Growth? AFD Has Solutions
The 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November 2024, is a fresh opportunity for countries to step up their climate commitments. Especially because reducing...
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AFD Group Takes a Look Back on Ten Years of Sustainable Bond Issuances
To mark the 10th anniversary of its first sustainable bond issuance, AFD Group organized a special conference on November 18, 2024, to present its new bond framework aligned with the Sustainable Devel...
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Artificial Intelligence, Data... How Can We Promote Equitable Technological Development?
Significant investment is essential to bridge the global technology gap and ensure that all countries are prepared for the age of AI. To support public and private investors in this effort, the French...
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Third call for proposals for Academia Partnerships Africa-France projects: “Be creative, be original!”
How can we foster the construction of academia partnerships between Africa and France geared to contributing to countries’ sustainable development? Now that the third edition of the Academia Partnersh...
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A cutting-edge training center in Djibouti to tackle youth unemployment
With over 75% of Djibouti’s young population unemployed, the country faces a critical challenge. To address this issue, a training center for jobs in port professions was opened on November 21. Funded...
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Digital Energy Challenge: innovative projects paving the way for Africa’s energy transition
With 600 million Africans lacking access to electricity, the continent’s energy transition is a critical issue. To help tackle this problem, in 2020, AFD launched the Digital Energy Challenge in partn...
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ISONGA: the AFD program at the heart of Rwanda’s youth sports future
Since 2021, Agence Française de Développement (AFD) has supported the Rwanda’s school sports policy through a €1.5 million grant to the ISONGA program. This initiative aims to nurture the sporting tal...
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Africa’s Great Green Wall: a COP16 Priority against Desertification
To mark the opening of COP16 in Riyadh by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, we look at the Great Green Wall (GGW), the flagship initiative by the African Union and supported by AFD. Led by...
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Madagascar
A continent-island rich in unique biodiversity and potential, Madagascar is today one of the poorest countries in the world. Since 1952, AFD has been committed to supporting sustainable development th...
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Mayotte
Mayotte is France’s newest “department” and is facing a number of challenges: local authorities in need of support, infrastructure in need of development and a private sector in need of rejuvenation,...
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Reassessing the Role of Special Economic Zones in Africa
This study evaluates the role of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Africa using newly compiled datasets covering over 230 zones across 43 countries. It examines SEZ impacts on export diversification, t...
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The Comoros
The Union of the Comoros is a small island nation in the Indian Ocean and one of the 19 priority destinations for French aid. AFD's work in the Comoros covers five main areas: health, water, climate a...
Regions and countries
Reunion
With exceptional endemic wealth and growing population density, Réunion is a land of contrasts. AFD has been working alongside Réunion residents for 70 years. More than ever before, it is supporting p...
Regions and countries
Nature-related socio-economic and financial risks in South Africa
The degradation of nature can significantly impact a country's economic and social stability. Based on the case of South Africa, this study introduces a method to identify the economic sectors most vu...
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Payment for Forest Environmental Services and Household Energy Consumption Trajectory: The case of Lam Dong Pr...
This research examines the impact of the Payment for Forest Environmental Services (PFES) program in Viet Nam on household income and its interaction with energy consumption behavior. A mixed-method a...
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AFD and Suriname
Located on the Guiana Shield, Suriname is more than 92% covered by Amazon rainforest and holds significant natural resources. However, the country is facing a major financial crisis andserious economi...
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Mauritius
As a small island state that is highly vulnerable to climate change yet economically dynamic, Mauritius promotes a model of sustainable development that combines social welfare and growth. AFD is invo...
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Impact of Meteorological Factors and Extreme Weather Events on PM2.5 Pollution in Vietnam
This study examines how meteorological factors and extreme weather influence PM2.5 pollution across six socio-economic regions in Vietnam from 2012 to 2020. Univariate and multivariate analyses, incl...
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Africa Facing Its Aging Population: Studying the Challenges for Public Policy
Africa remains a young continent. However, the ongoing demographic transitions are accompanied by an anticipated aging population — and in some countries, this process has already begun. Although a wi...
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Digital Commons in Brazil: Analysis of the Implementation of the Brasil Participativo Platform at the National...
How can digital commons support the empowerment of actors historically excluded from public action? This action-research project follows the development of the Brasil Participativo digital platform, l...
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